All the headlines from our Liability Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Sep 28 2023 // Executive Summary: Biometric litigation is a significant emerging risk that insurers must now take into consideration, says Jim Blinn, vice president, Client Solutions, Zywave.States are increasingly passing biometric laws...
Sep 25 2023 // The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission on Thursday [Sept. 21] recommended revising reliability standards for power grid and natural gas infrastructure to avoid issues during extreme weather, as part of findings from a...
Sep 22 2023 // The cost to defend complaints against pharmacists to their State Board has increased more than 100% in the last decade, according to a newly released claim report published by Healthcare Providers Service Organization...
Sep 21 2023 // Global specialty P/C insurer AmTrust Financial Services introduced a new admitted lawyers professional liability policy from AmTrust PRO for mid-sized law firms.“In today’s competitive and complex legal...
Sep 21 2023 // Executive Summary: The International Group of P&I Clubs offers a unique lens into the intricate web of maritime risk that influences both the insurance sector and the maritime industry globally. From this perspective,...
Sep 19 2023 // Product liability cases are increasing, according to Lex Machina’s annual Product Liability Litigation Report, with 5,826 such cases in federal courts in 2022.The data analyzed by Lex Machina, a LexisNexis company,...
Sep 18 2023 // Wanted in South Carolina: $1 million in liquor liability coverage at an affordable premium to prevent closure of establishment.That’s the type of advertisement one can imagine bars and bistros across the Palmetto...
Sep 18 2023 // A mortgage lender accused of violating the False Claims Act by approving government-backed loans that did not meet federal guidelines can seek to recover the $15 million it paid to resolve the allegations from its...
Sep 14 2023 // Total U.S. surplus lines direct premiums written (DPW) rose by 19.2% to reach a record $98.5 billion in 2022, marking a five-year streak of double-digit growth rate increase, according to a new AM Bestreport.The new...
Sep 14 2023 // Markel, the insurance operation within Markel Group Inc., announced it is has hired an in-country leader for Australia and will open three new offices there in September 2023.These offices, in Sydney, Melbourne and...
Sep 12 2023 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Mosaic and Everest Reinsurance.A summary of these new hires follows here. Mosaic Expands Team of Underwriting Specialists in CanadaMosaic Insurance has...
Sep 11 2023 // HOUSTON (AP) – Texas’ power grid has been under tremendous stress during this summer’s sweltering heat, with the state setting 10 new records for electricity demand.The grid`s reliability has been questioned...
Sep 6 2023 // Verizon Business Network Services of Ashburn, Virginia, has agreed to pay $4,091,317 to resolve False Claims Act allegations that it failed to completely satisfy certain cybersecurity controls in an information technology...
Sep 5 2023 // Starr Insurance announced that Christopher Magee has joined Starr as vice president, international head of Financial Lines and Professional Liability, a new position focused on growing the business outside the U.S. and...
Sep 5 2023 // California regulators last week approved a controversial proposal to greatly increase storage capacity at the site of the nation’s largest known methane leak, which sickened thousands of families and forced them from...
Sep 4 2023 // Professional liability and property insurance are top of mind for senior living operators, who are experiencing a challenging market driven by high staff turnover, inflation and heighted operating costs.The cost of labor...
Sep 4 2023 // At the end of June, James Felton Keith read the news of the U.S. Supreme Court’s majority rulings regarding affirmative action in higher education, and the application of free speech in anti-discrimination law.At...
Sep 4 2023 // Claims frequency and severity are up across the industry, thanks in large part to social inflation, which has led to an increase in litigation and more costly settlements.Fueled primarily by aggressive tactics by...
Aug 29 2023 // 3M Co. has agreed to pay $6 billion to resolve hundreds of thousands of lawsuits alleging it sold defective earplugs to the US military that led to hearing damage for combat troops.The company will pay $5 billion in cash...
Aug 28 2023 // 3M Co. has tentatively agreed to pay more than $5.5 billion to resolve over 300,000 lawsuits claiming it sold the US military defective combat earplugs, people familiar with the deal said.The settlement would avert a...